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Here is one that I did when the kit was first re-released. A fictional match racer from Brooklyn: WF

Nice work! You are moving in the right direction. WF

One nice detail in this kit is the turn signal lamps. A little dab of amber paint on the back of the lense and it looks like a 1157A bulb is in there!

I had a bear of a time trying to get the body and chassis to mate. There was at least 1/16" gap between the inner fenders and the chassis rails. Due to poor fitment, molding, warpage, or a combination of the three, I could not get the parts to glue together. I had to come up with a way to get this done or the car would just look stupid! No glue needed. I pinned the frame to the body! I drilled two .060" holes through the front of the chassis and right through the lower radiator and slid plastic rod through both holes! Perfect! No glue needed! The front bumper hides the pins almost perfectly. WF P.S. Did I mention that the kit decals were terrible? Well, they're terrible!

Terrific job on one of the best looking Funny Cars of all time! WF

I have not been able to post anything here for a looong time. The drag racing season here in the North East is finally over and I finally found some time to try and finish up this car that I planned for the another boards' Junior Stock build. I think that I missed the deadline. Going to finish it anyway as it will most likely become a Christmas gift. The plan is to make the Monogram '70 Road Runner into a C/S, 440 6bbl Stock Eliminator car ala 1970-1971. Wanted to paint the car B5 blue but could not find it in a can. I picked up some Testors Bahama Blue as it seemed close enough. I think it looks very close! Headers, skinny slicks, a tach. and not much else. WF

Very nicely done! I'm gonna have to try some Speed City stuff! WF

Great job on one of my favorite 1:1 funny cars! One of the things that you did to capture the realism was to remove all chrome from the model. Looks terrific. WF

My favorite era of Pro Stocks too! Well done! WF

That flake is crazy! Headers are very cool as well. Me? I'd go with a cross ram and smaller carbs. But that's just my liking. WF

Here is another. The original version. It still need a passenger seat and front fenders to make it a legal Street Roadster. Never did like the purple paint, so........ I made it green! I found some front fenders from a old AMT '32 Ford kit, added another seat, and made it legal. The front headlights (required by NHRA rules) were cut from the front bumper of a Revell Hemi 'cuda. These are great race cars that are often overlooked by builders. I gotta build some more of them! WF

Here is a '29 Ford that I built a long time ago. It's meant to be a street/strip/car show warrior from the mid sixties: The engine is a 340 Mopar made to look like a triple carbed Oldsmobile. WF

I hope that you had fun building that car because I had fun checking it out! One of my favorite race cars for many reasons not the least of which is that I was at National Speedway the day that Leroy Goldstein made the first recognized six second pass.

Well done! You did a terrific job on the body. The foil work must have taken some real effort. Did you leave the hood up in the rear on purpose? That is how we would get fresh air to the carbs on the non-scooped cars. The tech guys frowned upon it but we all did it anyway! WF

A 255hp 350 can run in F,G,or H Stock. As far as the Holley carb. being installed backwards.......it's not legal for Stock anyway!

Great engine compartment and a fine build! WF

Very realistic and well detailed! A close friend of mine has a Nova Stocker and has set records in H/SA a number of times. He is also a model builder. I have to show him your fine build! WF

My current ride: I finally got the stripes for the model but no photos yet: WF

This was my first car back in 1971: I liked the no vinyl top version so that is the version that I built.

I havn't owned too many cars but I have tried to build replicas of some of them. I had this one back in '74: And here is the model: WF

Niko, When you do come to the U.S. I would like to have you as a guest at Raceway Park! WF

Bill, the talent that you have is a rare thing indeed. We mere mortals can only marvel at what you are doing! Thank you for sharing this incredible project with us. Walter Frey

That is crazy-cool! I love it. WF

Hey Niko! That Revell Dart kit is terrific and you are doing a good job on it. One thing that I want to point out to you is your shoulder harness attachment point. No way would that ever pass tech inspection, now or in the past. In case of an accident, they would rip right out of that thin sheet metal package tray. Even if that attachment point was strong and secure, the belts are too long! Not good. The belts should always be attached to the roll bar. Unfortunately, the kit roll bar does not come with a cross bar but that is easily remedied. WF

and......wagons, sedan deliveries, pickups, convertibles (with top up), and even street roadsters in 1968! WF